Another collection of funny, strange, silly and ordinary poems from Australia's most popular poet for children. Herrick is at his best when he writes about the simple things in a child's everyday life ...

My sister doesn't eat meat.
She calls herself a vegetarian
Mum calls her sensitive.
Dad calls her a nutcase.
I don't call her anything unless she picks on me
Then I call her names I can't mention in a ...

Twelve-year-old Sam has soccer fever. He lives with eccentric Auntie Amshara and Ronaldo his dog. His best friend is Goose, Captain of the local soccer team, until soccer crazed Jessica Bowles moves i ...

"I hate that wall
Everytime I go for a bike-ride
Mum says, "Stay within the walls".
So I ride around in circles,
Like a circus animal.
It's a prison. A prison for kids."
Dumb things become important ...

Jayden Hayden, wordsmith, a.k.a rhyming boy, doesn't have a dad - just a mum obsessed with Jayden Finch, the footballer, and an embarrassing name that gets him teased. When a school father-son day is ...

Are toenails a good source of vitamen C?
What are ten things you will never hear your parents say?
And, more importantly, how do you untangle spaghetti?
A collection of humorous, touching and thought- ...

A special reissue of a bestselling Australian classic from award-winning author Steven Herrick.
Jack and Annabel have been dating for two years. With high school over they’re about to start university ...

A special reissue of a bestselling Australian classic from award-winning author Steven Herrick.
Jack is an everyday sixteen-year-old boy. He’s obsessed with Annabel, sport and nose hair. He’s also obs ...